Firms included in the 2024 Best Law Firms® list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. To be eligible, a firm must have a lawyer listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, which recognizes the top 5 percent of private practicing attorneys in the U.S. achieving a tiered ranking […]
Donahue Fitzgerald, LLP has an opportunity for a Mid-Level Attorney to join the firm’s Employment Practice Group in our Oakland office. This position will be involved in all aspects of employment litigation and advice and counsel matters. Annual minimum billable hours requirement is 1610, with the opportunity to earn a bonus for hours worked in […]
Donahue Fitzgerald’s Managing Partner Michael Dalton states, “We are excited to participate in National Rebuilding Day as a Rebuilding Together Oakland partner. Together with all the partners nationwide, we look forward to helping our neighbors by participating in the repair and rehabilitation of homes in our community.” Partner Steve Lee is spearheading the firm’s participation […]
Only individuals and businesses operating in or serving the adult entertainment industry will be permitted to register .XXX domains. However, many non-adult oriented businesses have expressed concern about the possibility of members of this sponsored community registering their trademarks in the triple-X domain, resulting in a new domain of trademark.xxx. In order to address this […]
CFRA now applies to private employers with five or more employees; To qualify, employees only need to have worked for the employer for a year or more and 1,250 hours in the preceding 12 months. There is no longer a requirement that employees work at a location with 50 or more employees within 75 miles […]
In Viking River Cruises, a sales representative accused her employer of violating the California Labor Code and filed a PAGA action in court. But the employer sought to enforce an arbitration agreement they had signed, which contained a class action waiver (waiving the right to litigate PAGA actions in court) and a severability clause (specifying […]
Every entity required to report will have to disclose its beneficial owners. A beneficial owner is defined as either of the following: A natural person who exercises substantial control over the entity; or A natural person who owns or controls at least 25% of the ownership interest in the entity. A person with substantial control […]